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The Secret To Going Vegan Is To Just Go Vegan (and work out the details later)

Pathless Pilgrim
3 min readNov 23, 2021

All over social media there are people claiming “I want to go vegan but don’t know where to start”.

Here’s the thing. Being vegan is basically a two-part deal:

(i) You decide to no longer be a part of, as far as possible and practicable, the exploitation and abuse of animals, for food, clothing, entertainment or any other purpose.

(ii) As a result of that stance, you no longer buy or consume those products or ingredients which involve the exploitation of animals.

That’s it. In essence, it’s really that simple.

In practice, of course, it’s a lifelong process of discovery, of learning and of experimenting with new products, experiences and ideas, but that is all part of the fun — or the journey, if you like — once you are vegan. For now, today, all you need to do is to take that first step.

You already know that billions of animals suffer and die in unimaginable agony every single year to provide products we don’t need.

You already know that people can be fit and healthy on a diet containing zero animal products — the vast numbers of long-term vegans out there (including top vegan athletes) are…

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